This simple boxy sweater is intended to be comfortable but not overly slouchy. It’s knit in a beautiful yarn, with a unique mesh lace V-neck detail. Once you put it on, you won’t want to take it off—wear it to work, to the basketball game, or even better, to knit night.

errata note: all stitch counts for fronts after Split for V-Neck for all sizes are off by 1 st, please add 1 to all of these numbers for correct count

FINISHED SIZE
About 36 (40, 44, 48, 52)“ (91.5 101.5, 112, 122, 132 cm).
Garment shown measures 40” (102 cm), modeled with 6” (15 cm) of ease.

YARN
DK weight (#3 light).
Shown here: Skein Voyage (100% superwash Merino wool; 230 yd 210 m/3½ oz 100 g): slate, 5 (5, 6, 6, 7) skeins.

NEEDLES
Size U.S. 6 (4 mm): 32” (80 cm) circular (cir), 16” (40 cm) cir, and double-pointed (dpn).
Size U.S. 5 (3.75 mm): 32” (80 cm) cir and dpn.
Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

NOTIONS
2 stitch markers (m); 1 removable stitch marker (rm) or safety pin; stitch holders or waste yarn; tapestry needle.

GAUGE
20 sts and 27 rnds = 4” (10 cm) in Stockinette st on larger needle after blocking.

NOTES
-Back yoke is 1½ (1½, 1¼, 1, ¾)“ (3.8 3.8, 3.2, 2.5, 2 cm) shorter than the front at arm opening; this is deliberate and causes the shoulder seam to fall at the back of the shoulder.
-When working neckband across back neck and down left-hand side, keep stitches firm to avoid a loose lifted stitch. When working neckband up right-hand side, keep stitches loose to avoid over-tightening the lifted stitch; the yarnover is worked before the lifted stitch to help avoid this.